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The UC Davis women’s rowing team finished its spring break of training by resuming its regular season to host San Diego State on Sunday. The Aggies‘ varsity eight picked up a close win on the2,000-meter course,finishing in a time of6:53.47to narrowly beat out the Aztecs‘ time of6:54.51.

While the rest of us were recovering from finals,the UC Davis track and field team was keeping busy with four meets over spring break,competing at Sacramento State,Stanford and UCLAwhile also hosting a home meet. Mar.21 – Hornet Invite (Sacramento State) Junior Chid Onyewuenyi stole the show with her dominating win in the hammer throw.Her55.92m toss easily surpassed the regional qualifying mark and shattered the old school record.

The Aggies went5-1over spring break,knocking off three teams ranked in the top20nationally in the process. The team was led by senior Lindsay Kiyama,who tallied13goals in the six-game stint.Sophomore DakotahMohr added10goals and30exclusions.

The UC Davis baseball teamknew the length of timeit took its staff of inexperienced pitchers to develop would determine how long it’d take for the club to contend this season. It also knew it’d be returning the heart of a lineup that led it to a NCAA Tournament berth last season,which,in theory,could provide enough offense to compete early on as the team bided time for its young arms to come along.

The Aggies entered the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships as the favorites,looking to defend their title from a season ago. Unfortunately for UC Davis,that wasn’t the case.The Aggies finished third with a score of191.425,losing to Alaska Anchorage (192.825) and rival Seattle Pacific (191.700).Host Air Force was fourth (191.050).

The UC Davis men’s golf team traveled to Eugene,Ore.for the Duck Invitational coming off a strong showing at the Fresno State Lexus Classic,where it finishedthird out of the20-team field. The Aggies stayed hot in Oregon,putting together an impressive final-round showing to post a fifth-place finish.

The NCAA Swimming Championships is the fastest collegiate swim meet in the country. Athletes from all over the world train day in and day out in hopes of being fast enough to even qualify for the meet in College Station, Tex.

Heading into the final day of competition at the Duck Invitational on Tuesday,the Aggies sat firmly in fifth place – six strokes out of fourth,12out of sixth. The Aggies would keep it that way.

The UC Davis women’s lacrosse team spent its spring break on the eastern seaboard,battling three teams in four days. On Monday,the Aggies squared off in upstate New York against the Siena Saints,losing a12-10seesaw game.UC Davis then headed south to face Manhattan,dropping another close contest,14-10.

The Aggies finished up their season Mar.19and20at the NCAA Championships at the Scottrade Center in St.Louis,Mo. Before the Championships,coach Lennie Zalesky said it’s hard to know what to expect heading into the national tournament. “It’s hard to have expectations,” Zalesky said. “Anything can happen.“

Thursday Women’s swimming and diving:NCAA Division I Championships; College Station,Tex.; Thursday through Saturday; all day Wrestling:NCAA Division I Championships; St.Louis,Mo.; Thursday through Saturday; all day

UC Davis‘ much-maligned defense came up big when it needed it most. After a pair of Mark Payne free throws gave the Aggies a69-68lead against UC Irvine in the first round of the Big West Conference Tournament on Wednesday,the men’s basketball program found itself8.2seconds away from its first playoff win of the Division I era.